Total Crime Rate

955.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

299.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 955.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 299.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 270.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 121.0 9/10
  • Other theft 91.3 10/10
  • Robbery 68.9 10/10
  • Public order 61.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.4 10/10
  • Drugs 42.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Camden High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 29th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Camden High Street (NW1 7JE) in the last 12 months was 955.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% higher than the Camden Town average (496.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 145 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 19.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 161 (≈ 299.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camden High Street (NW1 7JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Camden High Street, where police recorded 370 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (90 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Camden High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A400
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mornington Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beatty Street
Apr 2026Drugs Plender Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Miller Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Miller Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Miller Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mornington Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mornington Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mornington Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Pratt Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pratt Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pratt Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pratt Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pratt Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pratt Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pratt Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beatty Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pratt Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hampstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Symes Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Symes Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bayham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bayham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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